Uninstalling Shockwave

In the list of Control Panels, select Add or Remove Programs. The Add or Remove Programs dialog appears.

To remove Shockwave, click the Change/Remove button.

The Shockwave Player plugin is uninstalled.

Alternatively, you can download the Shockwave uninstaller from the Adobe website. Save the file to a folder of your hard disk, close all the programs and run the uninstaller; follow the instructions on the dialog boxes.

To uninstall the Shockwave player on a Macintosh OS, download the installer from this link. This program can also be used to uninstall Shockwave.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why does Firefox consume so much memory after installing Shockwave?

The Shockwave plugin can use up to 100 MB in a very short period of time. If you are constrained for RAM on your system, please uninstall Shockwave by following the instructions above.